Chattanooga at Western Carolina
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Cullowhee, N.C.; Ramsey Center
Postgame Notes
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga earned a 73-62 victory at Western Carolina Thursday night…now 7-9 overall, 2-1 in the Southern Conference…the Catamounts are 3-13, 0-3 in league play.
- Five of the last six games have come on the road…the game Saturday at ETSU will mark six of seven before three in a row in McKenzie Arena: Samford (Jan. 12), Mercer (Jan. 17) and The Citadel (Jan. 19).
- Fourth consecutive game shooting 50 percent or better from the field…last time with four in a row was Feb. 2007 with the final game of that string also coming at Western Carolina…shot 24-47 (51.1%) tonight.
- The Mocs shot 11-22 from 3pt range (50.0%) tonight…7th time this season, sixth in eight games, making 11 or more.
- +5 turnover margin with 10 compared to 15 for the Catamounts…second-fewest miscues this season against a DI opponent behind eight in the win over VMI.
- -10 on the boards grabbing 27 and giving up 37…3rd time with a double-digit deficit on the glass (-13 at No. 8 Michigan & -12 at UNCG)…last time the Mocs won when beat by 10 or more on the boards was at VMI (74-68) in Feb. 2017.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
2 – Second road win this season. First was season opener at Charlotte.
7 – All seven wins have come with halftime lead (7-1).
9 – Straight games with 70 or more points. Averaged 66.7 over first seven.
48.5 – Average second half point total for DI opponents coming into tonight's game. Western totaled 32 tonight.
51.4 – Shooting percentage over last four contests (114-222).
56.4 – 3pt shooting percent from Kevin Easley over his last 39 attempts (22 made).
92 – Meetings between the two programs…second only to Samford (97) in school history.
114 – 3pt made over last 11 games. That's an average of 10.4 per contest. It's come in 277 attempts for a 41.2 percent clip.
 
SERIES NOTES
- 66-26 all-time vs. Western Carolina.
- 22-21 all-time on the road against the Catamounts.
- 54-23 in SoCon regular season matchups between the two programs.
 
STUDENT-ATHLETES
Kevin Easley, Fr.-F
- 21 points…fourth 20-point effort of the season.
- 6-9 FG making all five 3pt attempts…matches season high 3pt made (5-6 at No. 8 Michigan).
- Game-high +15 (point differential with him on the floor).
 
David Jean-Baptiste, So.-G
- 13 points scoring 10 in the second half.
- 5-8 shooting including 2-4 from 3pt range.
 
Ramon Vila, So.-F
- 10 points and a career-high seven rebounds.
- Third straight double-figure scoring game…4th in six outings.